Make the most of butternut squash in these cozy dishes! Here you'll find delicious vegan butternut squash recipes for super soup, creamy risotto, spicy curry and more.
Butternut squash is one of our favourite squashes to cook with. Its wonderful sweetness and tender texture make it such a great veggie to bring depth and flavour to a meal.
If you are looking for main dishes with butternut squash, or some simple squash side dishes and salads, you'll be inspired here in our plant-based butternut squash recipe collection. We even found some butternut squash dessert recipes!
For our top tips and tricks for cooking with this glorious veggie (though technically it's a fruit!) make sure you read on to our guide on What Goes Well with Butternut Squash and FAQs at the end of the post!
Savoury Butternut Squash Recipes
Butternut squash is incredibly versatile - it's awesome in curries, risottos, salads and pasta... If you try just one recipe from this list - make it the soup. We serve it to rave reviews all the time!
Butternut Squash Risotto
Butternut Squash Soup with Carrot & Ginger
Roasted Butternut Squash
A simple recipe for roasted butternut squash with cinnamon. This easy side dish can be enjoyed in so many ways. It would go so well served alongside our Easy Nut Roast!
Fall Roasted Vegetable Pasta
For an easy weeknight dinner, try this Roasted Vegetable Pasta. Roasted butternut squash is the star of the show, with kale, pecans and tempeh to complete this cosy meal.
Lentil Risotto with Butternut Squash
Vegan Wild Rice and Butternut Squash Salad
Butternut squash is wonderful in salads! This vibrant recipe features wild rice and maple balsamic dressing.
Spiralized Butternut Squash With Vegan Sausage
Butternut squash noodles are combined with angel hair pasta, sage, kale and vegan sausage to make this tasty dish. It's ready in 30 minutes.
Vegan Spiced Butternut Squash Empanadas
These little hand pies are filled with a spicy butternut sqaush filling. Perfect for parties and when you are on the go.
Vegan Chipotle Butternut Squash & Black Bean Quesadillas
These vegan quesadillas use creamy butternut squash combined with black beans and lime to make an easy, but irrestistle meal.
Butternut Squash Curry
Vegan Butternut Squash Ravioli with Sage Butter and Mushrooms
Butternut squash is amazing with pasta and these ravioli are no exception. These delicious stuffed squash ravioli are tossed with brown sage butter and mushroom for extra indulgence.
Sweet Butternut Squash Recipes
Butternut squash is not just for savoury dishes! These recipes use the creaminess and sweetness of butternut to make delicious vegan desserts.
Vegan Butternut Squash & Orange Cake
Yes, you can bake with butternut squash too! This recipe uses pureed squash to make a moist and citrusy vegan cake.
Maple Butternut Squash Dessert Crepes
Maple syrup and butternut squash goes together so well! These vegan dessert crepes are the perfect ode to Fall.
Butternut Pumpkin Chocolate Tart
This vegan and gluten free chocolate tart uses butternut squash to make both the silky filling and the crust.
More ideas for butternut squash
Still looking for more vegan butternut squash recipes or ideas? Here's some more ways we love to cook with this delicious squash:
- Use it as a substitute for pumpkin in recipes like our yummy pumpkin gnocchi
- Make butternut squash puree and freeze it for use throughout the year.
- Save the seeds and roast them for a crunchy snack.
What goes well with butternut squash
What other plant-based ingredients go great with butternut squash? Be inspired to come up with your own vegan butternut squash recipes with this flavour pairing guide!
Vegetables
Arugula/rocket, Brussels sprouts, carrots, chilis, garlic, ginger, kale, leeks, onions, spinach, sweet potatoes and tomatoes.
Fruit
Apples, cranberries, lime, oranges and pears.
Spices
Allspice, black pepper, cayenne, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, cumin, ginger, nutmeg, mace, mixed spice, pumpkin spice and turmeric.
Herbs
Oregano, rosemary, sage and thyme.
Sweeteners
Brown sugar and maple syrup.
Non-dairy
Coconut milk, silken tofu, vegan butter, vegan feta, vegan parmesan cheese and vegan cream cheese.
Pulses & vegan meat substitutes
Black lentils, black beans, butter beans, chickpeas/garbanzo beans, Puy lentils, red lentils, smoked tofu and vegan sausages.
Nuts & seeds
Cashews, chestnuts, pecans, pine nuts, pumpkin seeds/pepitas, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds and walnuts.
Grains
Couscous, rice, pasta, polenta and quinoa.
Pantry items
Balsamic vinegar, nutritional yeast, olive oil, pumpkin seed oil, vegan Thai curry paste, and vegan pesto.
Butternut Squash FAQs
Harvest time for butternut squash is typically in the fall/autumn months. In the UK, September-November is peak butternut squash season.
Whole and unblemished butternut squashes can be stored in a cool, dark place, such as a shed or garage, for up to 3 months.
Cut butternut squash can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days or frozen in airtight containers for up to 6 months.
Butternut squash skin is edible, but it can be tough to eat. Butternut is a type of winter squash and so it can have quite thick skin. Therefore, peeling before cooking or removing the skin after roasting is often preferable.
We often use this rule of thumb to decide whether we should peel a butternut squash: If you can pierce the skin of the squash with your fingernail without too much effort, it's soft enough to leave it on.
Yes, the seeds of butternut squash are edible and nutritious. They can be saved and roasted like pumpkin seeds, although they may need less cooking time. The seeds have a shell or hull which is also edible, but this can be discarded to reveal the kernel or pepita inside.
We hope you enjoyed this collection of seasonal recipes! Be sure to check out our other vegan recipe collections for autumn next.
Tell us your favourite vegan butternut squash recipes and share your ideas in the comments below.
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